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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 231, 1921.

Application filed April 7, 1920. Serial No. 371,864.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CYRUs BURTON MUL- LiNs, J r., a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Rocky City, in the county of Washita and State of Oklahoma, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Games, of which the following is a specification.

.My invention relates to games, and more particularly to that class of games comprising a checker board and a plurality of playing or game pieces therefor.

An object of my invention is the provision of a game of the above described character, which will require two groups of players, and with the players of each group operating a plurality of game pieces, so that they can combine their skill to defeat the players of the other group.

I will describe one form of game board and game pieces each embodying my invention, and will then point out the novel features thereof in a claim.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view showing one form of game board embodying my invention;

Figs. 2 and 3 are perspective views showing two forms of game pieces adapted to be used on the board shown in Fig. 1.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts in each of the several views.

Referring specifically to the drawings, and particularly to Fig. l, B indicates a game board of any desired size and shape, the same being shown rectangular for convenience. This board B is provided thereon with a plurality of diagonal intersecting lines 10 and 10a, and at the intersection of certain of the lines 10 and 10"', the board is provided with rings 12 and 12a which constitute spaces upon which game pieces G and G are adapted to be placed. The board B is also provided with horizontal lines 13 and vertical lines 14 certain of which are arranged in intersecting relation to provide crosses C and C.

Certain of the horizontal lines 13 connect the diagonal lines 10 and 10a and cooperate with the latter to form a plurality of six pointed stars S and S. In the present instance, I have provided siX stars, 3 on either side of the central horizontal line 13a. Centrally of the board B the same is colored to provide a cross K which forms a zone for crowning certain of the game pieces as will are colored red.

be best understood when describing the manner in which the game is played. As shown in Fig. 1, certain of the lines constituting the stars S are colored to distinguish the Same from the stars S, while the lines constituting the crosses C are colored differently from the lines constituting the crosses C. In actual practice, the lines forming the stars S and the lines forming the crosses C are colored blue, while the lines forming the stars S and the crosses C, The cross K is also colored red and the back-ground of the game board is white. Although I have specifically described the colors of the various lines, it is to be understood that I am not restricted to this particular coloring.

Referring now to Fig. 2, the game piece G is similar in construction to a checker and is relatively larger in diameter than vthe game piece Cr shown in Fig. 3. 'Ihe purpose of the game pieces will be best understood when describing the manner of playing the game.

The game is to be played by six persons, three on a side, and with each player operating 16 game pieces G, and each set of players operating a game piece Cr', making 98 game pieces in all. The pieces Gr normally occupy spaces within the' circles 12 and are moved from circle to circle in a manner similar to checkers. rI`he game pieces Gr normally occupy relatively large circles 12a located at the inner points of the stars S.

In playing the game, the pieces of each player occupy the positions indicated by the characters 1 to 6 inclusive, located within the circles 12, it being understood that the pieces for the first player are designated 1, and those for the second player designated 2, and so on. The pieces Cr are termed Princes, and the pieces G cKings while that part of crowing zone K marked IT.. C. is known as King Center. The Princes have the right to move one space at a time or from circle to circle, but only in the direction of the cross K. The playing pieces may be moved from one intersection toI the other upon entering the crowning zone. 'Ihe movements of the Prince located on one side of the cross K are of course controlled by the location of the Prince on the other side of the cross, and player on either side can only move when there is an unoccupied circle next in advance or when there is' an opportunity of jumping an opponent, as in checkers. Then a Prince is movedinto and out of King Center, without beingjumped, and consequently taken by one of the opponents, it is crowned Crowned Prince by placing thereon another piece G. After a Prince has, been made Crowned Prince it may be moved in any direction on the board. The Kings are at all times privileged to move in any direction, and each piece can be moved by any of the players of the corresponding` side so that their skill is combined in directing its movements against the skill of the players of the other side.

With all of the Princes and Kings placed in starting position upon the Board, player No. l, moves one of his pieces toward King Center. Then player No. 2 makes a similar move, with the other players following in numerical order. lPhe object of each player A is to jump as many of opponents Princes, Crowned Princes and the King as possible,

at the same time endeavoring to crown the Princes so that they can move in any direction upon'the board. It will be understood that the Kings have the right to move in any direction. The winner ci' the game is the Side which secured the most game pieces within a specified time, or that side which takes all of opponents game pieces.

Certain rules may be employed for rendering the game more dinieult, but in order to simplify the description I have failed to mention such rules. Y

Although I have herein shown and described only one form of game board and game pieces, it is to be understood that various changes and modifications may be made herein` without departing from the 'spirit of the invention and the spirit and scope of the appended claim.

'Having described my invention, what I claim is A gamel comprising a playing board having a plurality of intersecting diagonal lines formi-ng an outer series of siX-pointrstars, said six-pointy, stars forming playing and starting Zones, longitudinal and transverse lines within said zones and connecting'the diagonal lines of the sameS the intersection of the lines of said siX-point stars being provided with circles, and playing pieces adapted tobe placed upon and moved from circle to circle, the central portion of the board being provided with a crowning zone surrounded by said playing and starting zones. i

CYRUS- BURTON MULLINS, Jn. 

